The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-04
Different and Decidedly More Pleas
ana Circumstances Than Those
or Twenty. -four Years Ago.
THE CAPTURED SWORD OF A
BRAVE YOUNG
Confederate Presented TO Pickett's
Association With Touching Re-
niarks-A Beautiful Day.

able day il commentaries. In plsce
OF cannon shots, however, the shiill
shrieks OF the locomotive broke the
Sabbath stiffness a. excursion after
eIcunion reinforced the crowds
already thronging the streets. The
brilliant uniforms, the flashing arms
and the mass Of people moving in all
directions over the field, brings viv.
idly 10 mind the scenes OF the great
conflict. The morning was spent In
sight seeing and going over the field.
One house on B,ltlmore street, in
which q rebel shell Is sticking, lat.
tracted more than usual notice. This
afternoon, as soon hs dinner was over,
the veterans collected at their respect.
i've headquarters, and at ] 80 pm the
procession formed at the EAgle Hotel,
and led by Adju,ant Whiteyear and
followed by the band, took up Its
march toward the place where twenty.
four years bef)re the Philadelphia
men had held their position against
the famous Pickett's division Of Long
streets corps, Army Of Northern Vir.
ginia. The procession proceeded out
Baltimore street TO the place where
the Emmiilsburg read joins II, aud
which was the outer post OF Union
shsrp shooters during the fight. Out
the Emmittsburg road TO the battle
field avenue the wesreis OF the blue
badges and white helmits proceeded.
Slowly they made their way through
the dust that covers the roads
AT LENGTH THEY RKAcH BLOODY ANGLE.
The band strikes up "Rslly round
the fig, boys" aud the Philadelphia
brigade is ones more on the ground
they 60 nobly defended against tuch
overw helming odds. On they come,
past the monument Of the Seventy.
first, past the monument OF the
Sixty.ninth, halt, back they 20 past
the monuments again. Tnen the
Hibernia Rifles march past, be-
tween and draw mp In front
Of the Sixth-ninth monument. The
scene is strikiDgly magnificent. Ten
miles away on the west are the
nights Of the Blue Ridge folding
around the town like an smphitheater
and a soft breeze is laEily moving the
ripening grain; one mile away and
reaching from Round Top on the
south 10 the Harrisburg road on the
north, are the woods, all beautiful in
their green dress, from which Picketrs
division on the eyentful Sd OF July,
1888, emerged and started across the
mile Of almost level country which
lies between their sheltering and
gloomy Cemetery ridge. The stone
fence is etll standing behind
which the Philadelphia brigade
made Its heroic stand and the two
monuments OF the Sixty.ninth and
Seventy.6rst are located within few
feet Of Ii. A few minutes after 2
o'clock the SiIty-ninth marcted 10
the stand erected for the purpose, and
there The assemblage was called TO
order by Col. o'Bien, who introduced
Adjutant A. W. McDermitt, who read
a list OF the killed ard mortally
wounded Of the six'y.ninth regiment.
HK THEN PRESENTED oKs. .. 7. OWEN,
who delivered the oration. During
his speech the general said that the
commander II the Philadelphia bri.
eade, when he placed them at the
stone wall In such an advanced poai-
ton, knew they would stay there aud
hold that position till death. He re-
ferred 10 tbs manntr In which they
20. the name OF PADDY 0wens's
Regulars" and pointed out Gen.
Brown ss the man who 30 called
them. He raid he hardly kuew
what 10 iaf 10 the men who, tSen.
ty-iour years today, emerged from the
woods 1900 yards away and made the
terrible assault on the Union lire
LET them place their monument
whore they wish," he continued.
"Armigead and several Others pierced
our line and here within q few feet oi
this spol he fell, wounded unto death.
Tho renowned Phalanx Of AleIan.
dria vould not have dared 10 make
the charge Pickett made" In clos
ing he called for three cheers Tor
Piekctt's division as proof Of their
iriendship. They were given with a
viii, as were three cheers for Gen.
Owens.
Col. Rally then presented the
monument 10 the care and keeping oil
the battle hsld memorial association.
II was recsived In their name by Col.
]. b. Bsichelder. As soon ~ Col.
Batchelder had hnished, Col. Reilly
arote and In the name OF tho Sixty
ninth regiment presented him
WITH A n,SponH GOLD WATCH
appropriately Inscribed The colonel
was much surprised, and In n few
words THANKED the regiment for ia
kind remembanoe OF him.
Before the ceremonies began Mrs
Pickett, escorted W Gen. Burns, took
her seat on the platform. The crowd
at once chesred her. Now Adjuiant
General McDermit stepped forward
and presented her With a beautiful
horAl cross which had been given the
brigade by Mm Reid, oi Philadelphia
and which they nov wished 10 pre-
sent 10 her. Enc aroas and merely
bowed her thanks. This finished the
ceremoniss Of the sixty-pinth, and nov
the seventy.lsrt took the platform and
Capt.S.ock introduced Gen. Burns
who succeeded Gen. Baker Ia command
a. the orator. The general spoke iol
some time, bat finally took out biz
paper and read. When he hnished
Gen. Baldy smith was present spt
spoke for only a few minutes.
II fell upon Gen. Wislar 70 turn th,
monument over 10 tie battle helc
memorial association, and he was .;
much affected by the sight Of lh'
ANAL numbsr oi the brigade remain
Ing that II took him some moments q
master his feelings. and occasionally
during his apeecn his voice woul'
shake, and he spoke with difficulty
The monument was accepted in TN
name Of the aesociAlion by C0l. Johi
M. vAnderslice, of Philadelphia.
Ool. r Penn Smith then, in a yer.
Interesting speech, turned over 20 ih
Memorial Association the tablet O
Cuahing's battery, which was also re